Open Rank Tenure-Track Position in Organic Dairy Agriculture
The College of Life Sciences and Agriculture (COLSA) at the University of New Hampshire (UNH) seeks applicants who are interested in taking a leadership role in the research and academic programs associated with the UNH Organic Dairy Research Farm. The University of New Hampshire is the first land-grant university in the nation to have an organic dairy research farm. This farm has been developed to be a regional research and demonstration center for organic dairy farmers, farmers undergoing or considering transition to organic production, and students of sustainable agriculture. The University of New Hampshire is committed to advancing sustainable food and agricultural systems through education, demonstrating sustainable agricultural practices, and investigating and facilitating broad collaborative efforts for sustainability. The position is an open rank, academic year tenure-track faculty position. Individuals at the Associate or Full Professor levels are encouraged to apply.
Qualifications
The successful candidate is expected to collaborate with other on-going programs in animal and plant sciences, natural resources and resource economics and provide national leadership in program development. We seek an individual to provide leadership and oversight of collaborative research in areas such as organic dairy systems and marketing, animal health and disease, forages, soils, grazing, and agroecology. Applicants must have a PhD or its equivalent with outstanding achievements in research and teaching, demonstrated leadership, experience with external funding, and program expansion skills.
Applicants should send a cover letter, curriculum vitae, summary of current and future research plans, statement of teaching interests, and vision statement outlining your academic and research plans for the organic dairy at UNH. The names and contact information for three to five references should also be sent to:
Paul C. Tsang, Search Committee Chair
University of New Hampshire
Department of Animal and Nutritional Sciences
129 Main Street, Kendall Hall
Durham, New Hampshire 03824
(603) 862-3479
Review of applications will begin March 31, 2008 and will continue until the position is filled.
The University of New Hampshire is the state’s largest public teaching and research institution, providing comprehensive, high-quality undergraduate and graduate programs. The University of New Hampshire holds land-grant, sea-grant, and space-grant charters. UNH is located in Durham on a 188-acre campus, 60 miles north of Boston, eight miles from the Atlantic seacoast, and is convenient to New Hampshire’s lakes and mountains. There is an enrollment of 13,000 students, with a full-time faculty over 600, offering 90 undergraduate and more than 70 graduate programs. The College is one of five UNH schools/colleges, with 2,043 students and 144 full-time faculty offering 24 undergraduate majors. The College and the University of New Hampshire are committed to creating a more diverse community as the inclusion of diversity and equity are values inextricably linked to our mission of educational excellence.
The University of New Hampshire is committed to creating a more diverse community, as inclusion, diversity and equity are values inextricably linked to our mission of educational excellence. The University seeks excellence through diversity among its administrators, faculty, staff, and students. The University prohibits discrimination on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, age, national origin, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, disability, veteran status, or marital status. Application by members of all underrepresented groups is encouraged.
